Car-repairing device.



H. E. LIND- l GAR RBPAIRING DEVICE. PPPPPPPPPPPPPPP D Luiz', 1901.

PATENT@ sBPT.'1o, 1907;

" STATES PATENT onirica.

HARVEY E. LINDQoF KENT, omo.

' CAR-Rurarnmennvrcn.

iro. 865,503.

Specification of Letters Patent.

' l Patented sept. 1o, 19o?. v

apprese@ ne@ 'ray 22.1907. semi No. 375,132.

` ,order thatfthe'obj ect o f this invention may be bet` 1 0 terapprediated, it' will be stated that wooden boxand gondolacaratfrequently have their-ends and a portion" inf their sideebrolenandtorn out frein various causes 'the-impact resulting fromthe shift-.sisefheavr. 1.5 thereby requiringmore or'less rebuilding of the body of.-th'eoar before the'same-is available for use.; and as itis customary Q-unite: the ends of lsuch cars to the sides'by l means of anglei1'o/'gi1secured-inposition by boltswhich are tomloosoghy thedestruction of the carends, the ad' 2 0 jaeent of the sides aregenerally so badly finas mbe no longer serviceable or strong enough tonew ends to be-secured thereto, the result' ,of which is, thatfrequently the sides-of the car require readditional loss, bothof time"and money in repairing a Experience has also shown that where. cars of'this type are to 4be used for heavy, easily shiftable freight,v theemployment ot'my improved -device will so strengthen the ends of the carthat the danger ofthe ends of the car being-broken or destroyed inordinary use ispracticallyeliminated.4 i i 'Tlr'efdbject of thisinvention therefore, lis to provide a device by which theends of carbodies may be either so reinforced'in the first place,4 as to preventtheir'. de-

used to readily repair .thesame if already broken. A 'Various otheradvantages constituting objectsI of 4this invention-will more fullyappear in the subjoined descriptionofthe device.l v l y ,40 -A practicalembodiment of this device is shown in the 'accompanying drawings,'in'whi'ch similar reference numerals indicate like parts in thedifferent figures. I n the drawingaFigure 1 isaperspe'ctive view of myimproved device detached i'olna'car; and', Fig. 2 a per. spective viewof my improved device inpositionon the endofacar. -4 The dev-ice hereindescribed is customarily conv structed of metal of great strength havingsufficient inalleability to'be'fornied into the peculiar shape, which itisrequir'ed to assume, morder to adapt itself to thev usesor which it isintended; and it consists ofa main portion, dcsignated'in the drawingsby the reference numeral 1., preferably constructed of sheet metal hav,-

ing an uprightportion 2 with lateral wings 3, 3, prefer- 2.55 ably bentat right angles to the portion 2. The upper edges of the lateral wings 3are preferably ight r'tih'-which the cars are loaded,

placement as well as the ends, thus incurring great struction underordinary circumstances, or it may be' as shown inthe drawings. The lowerend of the prtioii 2 is preferably bent outwardly to constitute a foot 4at approximately right angles to the main portion 1. This foot portion 4is not absolutely essential, but is a preferred form of construction.lTheuprig'hftiportion 2 and lateral wings 3 are"provided with aplurality-of openings "5 4through 'which holdfa/st4 devicesinayI bepassed for securing the4 entire device to the end efa'car;

The foregoing description describes my device when.

is intended to be used vupon cars in which there is no projectingflooring, ,or no sillextending beyond the body portion of the car; butif the device is to be used'on a car ,in Whichthe end silll or the endsill and flooring of the carl are arranged to .project beyond the end ofthe car body, 4I employ an auxiliary or supplemental device consistngofa cross-piecel Garranged to-extend across the faceof the endsill andcover the same; and this is further provided .with-rightangularly-formed wings 7 designed` to be secured by means of bolts. 9passed 4through suitableopenings in thewings 7. "f

In using this device wherev the ends of a 'cartsuchas is shown in 2) hasbeen torn loose and possibly the ends of the sides thereof so shatteredthat they are not sufficiently strong t o properly retain. a. second endpiece in position between them, a new end'picc'e is placed in positionon the car conforming in all respects tothe one which' it' replaces,andthe device shown in Fig.1 is

then placed on the endof thecar in the manner shown in Fig. "Zandsecured td the carsides by a plurality of bolts ll and to the 'car'endby means of bolts l2, It

will be frequently found necessaryto cut-away the portions of the-ooring'designated bythe reference numeral 13, which project over thelongitudinal sills 14 sulficiently to make the Wings 3 of the deviceproperly contact with both the sides l5 and sills'14, thereby ,per'

mittingthe use of bolts, referred to in the drawings by the referencenumeral 16, in securing the device to the 'longitudinal sills, therebystrengthening the engage-- Y. ment of the device with .the entire carframe.

lt will be further noted that when the deviceis in the position4 shownin liig. 2 the cross piece will inclose the end sill (not shqwn); AI fdesired, bolts 17 may be vemployed for further strengthening the unionof the device withfthe car' by being passed throught-he flange' i vandend sill. Y This flange4 also serves as a cover anda protection for thei'loor'and sill of the car projectingbeyond the ends. 'Although notshown, a cushioning strip may be secured to the ,frontface of the' crosspiece 6 and ordinary bumpers mounted thereon, if desired; .but as themounting of these bumpers is well known in the'art, an illustration andfurther descriptionl of them is believed to be unnecessary. 1

i In constructing thedevice it will be preferably made foiaheightsulcient to extendfrom the under face .of--

'the longitudinal of the ca r'to'the plane of the, top o f the-Carbodywhen employed'upon .s uch cars as'areillustrated in Fig. 2, therebystrengthening the entire structure of the end of the car by providingmeans whereby the entire end of the'car may be directly rein forced bythe securing ofthe device to the longitudinal sills, which is notusually possiblev where the ordinary devices are employed7 they, on theContrary, furnishing vice. This device'urther provides means wherebyordinary Wooden box cars may be iurni'shed and supplied with metallicends to 'strengthen them aga-inst shiitable heavy freight and possiblecollision,

What I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent,A

1. A reinforcing device f or railroad cars provided with woodensuper-structures comprising a metallic end ai `ranged to extend acrossand cover a substantial portion of'the end` of the car and havinglateral Wings adapted to lap the sides of the car and sides of the carsills and provided with means through which are adapted to extendholdfast devices' for securing said,device in'position.

2. Adevice' of the class described *comprisinga transverseipvortionadapted to extend across the end of a'c'ar Ahaving a laterally-extendingfoot to cover-.an extension projecting' from the car body, and furtherprovided with lateral wings provided with means through which areadapted to extend holdfast devices for retainingsaid device in position.

3. A device of `the class-described comprising amember having atransverse portion adapted to extend across the end of n car bodyterminating at its base in-a lateral flange adapted to cover an extehsinof the caifprojecting .from the body portion thereof and furtherprovided with truncated lateral wings adapted t9 lap the sides of 'thecar body and sills and having openings through which nu adapt-@(1 tu@Krona imldfast devices for retaining' said device in position. l

4. A device of nie mss desffibed Comprising n member having a transverseportion arrangsi t0 extend HCIOSS the' end -of a cnr terminating at' itsbase i 21 liiiQl'll illlge arranged to cover' an extension of theca.l'\b0dy, Mld fill ,ther provided with lateral wings to lap thedes 0fSfid car provided with openings through which arped t0 extend holdfustdevices, and @member adapted to 1961089 the end sill of the car and .besecured by holdfast devlCGS to the body portion of said device;

5. A device of the class described comprising a member having anupwardly-extending portion arranged to extend across the end oi: a carand provided with lateral wings having openings through which areadapted -to extend holdfast devices, and a member provided witlrlateralend wings arranged to inclose'the end sill of a car and be secured bymeans of the wings to the body 'of said device.

6. A device of the class described comprising a member having an upright4portioxradapteni to extend across the sufficient to extend from-thesill of a car to, the top oi' the vbody thereof having openings throughwhich are adapted to extend holdfastdevices for securing thedevice inposition, and a lateral member arrange'dvtojnclose the lend sil1.of saidcar also provided with lateral wings adapted 'to be secured to the bodyof said device.

7. A device of the class described comprising a'member v having anupwardly-extending portion arranged to extend across the end'of a carprovided with lateral wings to lap the sides oi a cur having openingsthrough which are adapted to extend holdfast means for securing thedevice in position, said upwardly-extending portion being provided witha laterallysextending flange to dover an extension of the car body, andn member arranged to extend longitudinally of the 'end sill and be'secured :it Iits ends to the body portion of said devicei In testimonywhereof II have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribingwitnesses.

HARVEY n. Linn.

Witnesses z Wir. Brsiroxo,

end of :i car und provided with lateral wings of a height.

